Eighteen year old Becky Randle is an ordinary girl who receives an
impossible offer. She meets Tom Kelly, the world’s top designer, and he
promises to create three dresses to transform her from a nothing-special girl
into the most beautiful woman who ever lived. Becky thinks Tom is a lunatic, or
that he’s producing a hidden camera show called World’s Most Gullible Poor
People. But she accepts, and she’s remade as Rebecca. When Becky looks in
the mirror, she sees herself: an awkward mess of split ends and cankles. But
when anyone else looks at Becky, they see pure five-alarm hotness. Soon Rebecca
is on the cover of Vogue and the new Hollywood darling. Then she meets
Prince Gregory, heir to the British throne, and everything starts to crumble.
Because Rebecca aside, Becky loves him. But to love her back, Gregory would
have to look past the blinding Rebecca to see the real girl inside. And for
that, there’s not enough magic in the world.

A screamingly defiant, hugely naughty, and impossibly fun free fall
past catwalks, red carpets, and even the halls of Buckingham Palace, Gorgeous
does the impossible: it makes you see yourself clearly for the first time.

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Quotes & Awards

"When I wasn't laughing out loud (which was often), I was wiping away a tiny tear.
Meg Cabot, bestselling author of The Princess Diaries series

"Paul Rudnick is a champion of truth and love and great wicked humor, whom we ignore at our peril.

“I loved Paul Rudnick’s Gorgeous, which I found impossible to put down. When I wasn’t laughing out loud (which was often), I was wiping away a tiny tear. Becky Randle will soon become the queen of your heart.”

Meg Cabot

“Paul Rudnick is a champion of truth and love and great wicked humor, whom we ignore at our peril.”

David Sedaris

Listener Reviews

About the Author

Paul Rudnick is a celebrated playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. His plays include I Hate Hamlet, Jeffrey, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, and Valhalla, and his screenplays include In & Out, Sister Act, and Addams Family Values. He also writes regularly for the New Yorker. Born in Piscataway, New Jersey, he now lives in New York City.

About the Narrator

Elizabeth Morton is a native of Louisville, Kentucky, and a graduate of the University of Evansville’s celebrated theater department. On stage, she has been directed by Mike Nichols, Fracaswell Hyman, Carrie Preston, and Joanne Woodward, among others. She has also narrated several audiobooks, including a novel by Paul Rudnick. She lives in New York City.

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